Luxury fashion firm Burberry has today signalled plans to lay off its workers in a bid to save £55million after the coronavirus lockdown slashed its revenues by half. The firm, which employs over 1,000, said that retail sales plunged 45 per cent in the three months to June 27 due to lockdown closing stores. Retail … Read more
Lidl will open 25 new stores in UK this year creating 1,000 jobs – the first of 100 extra stores they say will be open by end of 2022 employing 4,000 more workers Lidl is planning on investing total of £1.3 billion across the UK for 2021 and 2022 By the end of 2023, it … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Security giant G4S soars 9.3% after it unveils shake-up plans that could see it axe 1,150 jobs By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 July 2020 Investors piled into G4S after the security giant said profits would trump expectations and unveiled a … Read more
Councils in England are preparing to make significant cuts in jobs and services after losing income on investments in airports, cinemas and offices amid the coronavirus pandemic. Data from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests more than 30 local authorities obtain around a quarter of their annual income from commercial investments, many of which have been … Read more
More than 250,000 High Street jobs could be axed as Britons shop online during the coronavirus crisis. Experts have warned that a slew of store closures at John Lewis and Boots are ‘just the start’. The department store chain will shut eight sites, putting 1,300 jobs in peril, and 4,000 will be lost at the health and … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer calls for jobs to be protected with a ‘back-to-work budget’ as coronavirus crisis batters the economy Sir Keir Starmer said Labour would not let workers pay for the COVID-19 crisis The Labour leader also described the Government’s pandemic response as slow He was speaking at an online broadcast of the annual … Read more
The customer isn’t always right! Service industry workers reveal their WORST experiences – including one who was SAT on by a tired shopper and another who had champagne poured on their feet at a charity event Twitter users from around the world have shared examples of rude customers Started by Kirsten, from the US, thread … Read more
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro claims panic and depression caused by lockdown is worse than the virus itself and boasts his approach ‘saved lives’ even as cases and deaths spiral making the country the worst hit by COVID 19 after the US Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said his nation did a better job than any across … Read more
Is your local John Lewis closing? Ailing department store chain shutting eight stores for good putting 1,300 jobs at risk as it battles dwindling footfall and profits Stricken department store chain closing in Birmingham and Watford Other smaller outlets at Heathrow and St Pancras also being shut for good 1,300 jobs at risk of being lost … Read more
Burger King UK’s boss has warned that more than 50 of its 530 UK branches could shut, putting up to 1,600 jobs at risk following similar cuts at other chains such as Pret a Manger and Upper Crust. More than 12,000 job losses were announced at the start of July at various restaurants, shops and … Read more